Weather
The Season has been remarkably fine for the past ten days. In this neighbourhood several of the farmers have finished their wheat sowing, and in general it is far advanced: the quantity sown is greater than usual, from the favourable weather last fall for ploughing, and the cheapness of the seed.

On April 22, the sun was out, the day was mild, and Mother Nature was smiling on Quebec City.

Peaceful, joyful demonstrators from all across the province arrived at the Parc de la Francophonie for an afternoon of speeches and marching through the Old City. They ended the day by forming a human chain around the Parliament Building.

Gym lights off. Stage lights on. Instruments tuned. The stage was set for another wonderful QHS Music Extravaganza. Quebec High School offered a haven from the rain for those seeking a great musical evening performed by one-third of the student body. Singers, solo artists and band members all faced down their stage fright and focused on their music.

Université Laval’s Mathieu Betts, a lineman for the Rouge et Or football team, signed a contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League, minutes after going undrafted in last week’s NFL draft.

Patricia O’Doherty, the daughter of the late Malvina Julien and the late Joseph O’Doherty, died at St. Sacrement Hospital on April 25, 2019, at the age of 100. She was the wife of the late Adrien Fleury. She resided in Quebec City.

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The cast of the musical Les Choristes, which will be playing at the Salle Albert-Rousseau from June 29 to July 27, is now known. Twenty boys from La Maîtrise des Petits Chanteurs de Québec will portray the choir.

It requires nerves of steel and lots of confidence if you wish to speak calmly and clearly and make your point within a short time period before a panel of judges and an audience of your peers at a public speaking contest. Memorizing your text and the discreet use of notes can also be an asset.

ECONOMIC COMMENTARY

The history of Quebec City’s tramway goes back over a hundred years. On Aug. 18, 1865, the first tramway began operating. Comprising 39 stations along its 23 kilometres of tracks, the system remained operational until its last lap in May 1948, only to be replaced by buses, more popular at the time. Now, more than 70 years later, an old idea is new again.

STREET VIEWS

This artery, actually a boulevard and then a highway, is named in honour of Father Zéphirin Charest (1813-1876). Born in Sainte-Anne-de-la Pérade, he was the pastor (curé) of Saint-Roch parish in Quebec City from 1839 until his death.

POSTCARDS FROM AFRICA

On Monday, April 15, as last week’s edition of the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph was going to press, I was in the back of a Land Rover, nearing the end of an eight-hour journey from Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to Goba, a small town in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region, to interview midwives and new mothers about the success of various training programs given throug

Spring means that birds will be migrating back to their nesting grounds. At this time of the year, wherever I am I seem to hear that lovely honking sound telling me that geese may be landing on our lake.

The City plans to add 25 more kilometres of bike trails to the existing network this year but has put another major bike path project on hold. The City is also developing a policy on the growing popularity of winter biking.

John Neilson (1776-1848) was famous for many reasons. He was the publisher of the Quebec Gazette/La Gazette de Québec, the ancestor of the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. He served in the Parliament of Lower Canada. He operated a highly profitable printing establishment. And he contributed largely to the development of Valcartier.

Elliott Marie Ray (née Billings) died peacefully at the hospital in Hull in the early hours of Tuesday, April 16, 2019, in her 85th year. Wife of William Marshall Ray (Bill Ray) for 58 years. To honour her wishes there will be no service. A private burial of her ashes at Mount Hermon Cemetery will take place at a later date.

Thursday, April 25 at 10 a.m. – Lifelong Learning: Staying Connected in the Digital Age. A discussion about ways to stay connected with families, friends and the community no matter where we are. This activity, at the Eastern Québec Learning Centre,* is for Lifelong Learning members and their guests (with guest passes).